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12-letter words containing a, b, i, t

  • bacteriocide — Alternative form of bactericide.
  • bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
  • bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
  • baha'í faith — a religious system founded in 1863 by Baha'ullah, based on Babism and emphasizing the value of all religions and the spiritual unity of all mankind
  • báinín skirt — a skirt made of this material
  • bairnsfather — Bruce. 1888–1959, British cartoonist, born in India: best known for his cartoons of the war in the trenches during World War I
  • bait casting — the act or technique of casting an artificial or natural lure attached to a silk or nylon line wound on a reel having a revolving spool, the rod used being shorter and less flexible than that used in fly casting.
  • bait-casting — designating fishing equipment designed for use with live bait or artificial lures, in which the weight of the bait or lure pulls the line from a winch-type reel, as during casting or trolling
  • baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
  • balinese cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears, and a dark mask, tail, and paws
  • ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
  • ballast line — the level to which a vessel is immersed when in ballast.
  • ballet skirt — a full skirt, often made with several layers of fabric, typical of those worn by ballet dancers
  • ballet suite — music written for a ballet but suitable or arranged for performance in an orchestral concert.
  • balletically — in a balletic fashion; gracefully
  • balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
  • balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
  • balto-slavic — the Baltic and Slavic languages, when considered as constituting a subfamily within the Indo-European family of languages: the Baltic and Slavic branches are now generally considered by scholars as independently derived from Indo-European
  • baluchithere — a hornless rhinoceros of the extinct genus Baluchitherium that inhabited central Asia during the Oligocene and early Miocene epochs: the largest land mammal known.
  • banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
  • banana split — A banana split is a kind of dessert. It consists of a banana cut in half along its length, with ice cream, nuts, and sauce on top.
  • bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
  • bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
  • bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
  • bantamweight — A bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight.
  • baptisteries — Plural form of baptistery.
  • bar sinister — the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth
  • baraesthesia — the ability to sense pressure
  • barbecue pit — a trench in which wood or charcoal is burned for barbecuing
  • barbiturates — any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
  • bariatrician — a physician who specializes in bariatrics.
  • barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
  • barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
  • barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
  • barristerial — pertaining to a barrister
  • barrow point — the northernmost tip of Alaska, on the Arctic Ocean
  • bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
  • base station — a fixed transmitter that forms part of an otherwise mobile radio network
  • bashkirtseff — Marie, original name Marya Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva. 1858–84, Russian painter and diarist who wrote in French, noted esp for her Journal (1887)
  • basic weight — basis weight.
  • basification — the process of making something alkaline
  • basing point — a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.
  • basis weight — the weight in pounds of a ream of paper of a basic size, usually 25 × 38 inches (63 × 96 cm) for book stock, 17 × 22 inches (43 × 55 cm) for writing stock, and 20 × 26 inches (50 × 66 cm) for cover stock.
  • basket chair — a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair
  • basketmaking — The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
  • basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
  • basque shirt — a knitted pullover shirt having a crew neck, long or short sleeves, and a pattern of horizontal stripes.
  • basse-taille — of or relating to an enameling technique in which transparent enamels are fused over a background carved in low relief, or to a piece, as of jewelry, so enameled.
  • bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
  • bastard wing — a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulna
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